The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-03-12

Pieteu the purchase OF the cana
and all its franchise about Januar'
LIST, and it was not until early il
3 February that plans were fully ma
tured and contracts let, SO as to be
gin work. The first four miles viii
be completed by about April LIST, a
a cost of $1,000. In the meantime
other contracts will be let and the
canal will be pushed to the compile
ton OF the entire twenty-three miles
| visited the work to-day and saw
forty men and teams engaged. The
current of the Boise river brings the
north shore above the bridge, throw
ing strong current against the
lava bluff. A wing dam extends
party across the river, to send the
current into the spread of the canal.
Below this comes a finely construct
ed head gate guarded by immense
masses of lava rock to make it food
proof. This head gate is 22x22 feet
with four gates, each covering an
opening 4x5 feet, thus being equal
to stream five feet deep and TWEEN
ty feet wide. The canal at the up-
per end is twenty feet at the bottom
and thirty feet wide at the top, and
the bottom of the gate is eighteen
inches below low water in the river
The canal is being constructed in
the best manner, and no expense or |
pains are spared to make it all that |
will be desired. Of course MANY
laterals will tap the main canal.
THE CANALS ARE NEEDED.
1t is only through such canals
that these lands can be made useful
to the settlers. No settler can sin
gle handed redeem desert land here,
because of the costin making ditch
IS. All along the line of the canal
ire lands subject to entry under the
iesert, homestead, timber culture
md presumption acts. Already
uch entries to the amount of ~
'OO acres have been made, and there I
emains a good opportunity for {
theirs to secure good land, and in a +
ew years have excellent homes
here. Water rentals are to be at
ne almost nomioal rate of $1.OO t
er inch, equal to so cents per acre r
er year, or $500 per inch for per- +
etual water right, after which there
I'll be no cost except proportional
hare OF the expense of keeping the
anal in repair. Thisis the entire
Ian of the ditch in nutshell, and
lie terms are so liberal that per- h
ms wanting such lands could not 2:
ell ask more. Mr.. Sebree takes
'lde In seeing the country prosper,
ID with a good citizenship, and for 7
is reason he has engaged in this
w enterprise. 4
THE RICH BOISE VALLEY. 8
Take the entire Boise Vallry, such 1
has been cultivated for years in IL
rious crops, and it has been a rich g.
rden spot. Apples, peaches, %
ms, and all similar fruits grow =
and of such fine flavor
to command the most ready sale,
ng plump and remarkably free
m defects. These irrigating en- n
prises whan once fully inaugur- nan
d, will place Caldwell in the to n
y heart of all this region, and ; aaa
Ike the town good business CEN Mar
and pleasant abode. The en- mad
'rise of the citizens of Caldwell NE.
lready shown in having good ness rsss
mess houses, fine residences, a and
'tist church, and other good fea- SimT
IS of the higher civilization, and Eide
are soon to erect a school
Sc alta cost of about $4,000.
present house having proved :.
lequate to the demands. The fN
enterprise is the erection of a sa'e'
block to cost sveen or eight 'a''e'
sand dollars, to be much of a -
lc character. This is to be a
story structure, 50x7Ofeet. One
e lower rooms is to be used as
nix, and the other as drug na Butt,
, while the upper storyis to be Hams Hsra, !
ed to an Odd Fellows Hall, should
lich other societies will meet, s yrups
here will also be Office rooms. e eiss Of !.
'sociation of gentlemen organ Po'.tot
My yesterday and subscribed R.1 is =
e stock for the building, and F Mass' :
rganized sugar,
Sugar, {
HE srocK GROWERS BANK" Coffee,
paid up capital of $4,000. Tn Tree g..
s backed by men of capital, as -
S large experience in banking.
olony of Germans was lately
zed in Nebraska, to settle on
under the Idaho and Oregon
Cos canal near
ell. They have made filings
0 acres of land, twenty-seven
s having made entries, and
ixty-five more families of the